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Please
visit our Shelter
Page to learn more about our rescue! Motor
City Ferrets is a private-home, no-kill shelter and rescue service.
Our purpose is to offer a safe haven and temporary home to ferrets that are no longer welcome in their
home, regardless of the reason or the condition/background of the ferret. We then strive to find a loving, permanent home for all the ferrets we take in.
In other words, we are not a pet shop! Our adoption process is designed
to help critters that have already lost their home once find a forever home with
responsible new parents. Because we operate our rescue in our home, we do not
have “business hours.” Our rescue is run by two working people and we
typically have anywhere from 20-50 critters in our home at any given time, so
our schedules are hectic. All shelter
business is conducted by appointment only, with one exception (see below).
To make an appointment to visit the rescue, contact us by phone or
e-mail. The best time / way to reach us is by phone after 8:00 p.m. You
won't find our address published anywhere on the web site. The reason is because we
don't ever want to find any "surprises" left on our porch.
Shelters that publish their address will often find critters simply dumped
somewhere in the shelter vicinity. It's a sad situation indeed when folks
find it too difficult to actually go inside a shelter to give up their pet, but
unfortunately that's reality. :( Although
we don't keep to a holiday schedule because we don't have public hours, and we
certainly can't vacation with so many charges always afoot (snicker), we do tend to
“close” during the holidays, if you will. The reason is we typically have at least 10 and as
many as 20 extra critters afoot that we're boarding and things just get crazy
busy! Plus we do occasionally try to get out of the house to see our
families. :) We do have one occasion when no appointment is necessary for visiting the Shelter: our Open House events. Typically held on Sundays from 4 - 7, no appointment is necessary - just check out our Calendar for exact dates/times. Then drop us a line so we can give you directions (call prior to Sunday, as the Open House days can be busy) and swing on in to visit with the furry crew! If
you have a ferret with a health issue, of course you are welcome to call to ask for
advice. But you should never contact us in lieu of proper advice from a
veterinarian.
We maintain a list of recommended
vets in the Health Section of this website. And please, while this
should go without saying, never
e-mail if the
matter is urgent!
No matter the concern...from a health issue, to you found a ferret in your yard today,
to your ferret is lost, etc. Always call when the matter is urgent and, if
you don't reach us immediately, leave a message detailing the situation, and
don't forget to include your contact information! If
you're interested in adopting, your first step is a visit to our Adoptables
Page,
where you can meet the current candidates. At the bottom of the page
you'll find a link which will take you through some information and finally to
our Adoption Application. Many of your initial questions will be answered
in the information pages and you must submit an application to be considered for
adoption. Be as detailed as you can in your responses on the application,
even if you find the questions confining. Remember the application is
designed to be used by everyone, from folks who've never had a ferret to folks
who've had several over the years and have lots of experience. A detailed application definitely
expedites the adoption process! Contact the shelter at 248.219.9023 (Nanci or Alex) after 8 on the weeknights, or motorcityferrets@hotmail.com |
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